There are still legal barriers preventing most doctors, lawyers and academics from finding work in other countries.
In 1994, hoping to prevent doctors from emigrating, the Iraqi government encouraged private medical practices.
There are federal laws designed to prevent doctors from profiting off of self-referrals.
The purpose of these state laws was to prevent doctors and parents from denying treatment to babies only because they are handicapped.
At this point, you might be asking, "Aren't there laws that prevent doctors from doing things they aren't fully trained to do?"
In late 1998, he brought forward a "conscience rights" bill to prevent nurses and doctors from being forced to perform abortions.
He said fear of lawsuits might have prevented doctors from writing up the cases.
The Cuban government uses relatives as hostages to prevent doctors from defecting.
Doing so could prevent doctors from diagnosing a dangerous problem or treating a patient to the best of their ability.
The infection has prevented doctors from being able to set her fractured leg.
